Two Saturdays ago, I finished this ridiculous portrait of my teddy bear Cecilia. I spent a pleasant three weeks working on it, sitting at the dining room table in the evenings and on weekend mornings, the cats gathered around me to nap or take very …
I took these photos to document Cecilia and Winnie’s new outfits, which are quite elaborate and took months to find and put together. In April, May, and June, it seemed I was constantly scouring eBay for well-aged pinafores, petticoats, and pantaloons in extremely rare sizes. …
For several weeks in July I labored over this portrait of Josefa, a sweet little doll I adopted in 2019. It was a very challenging project for me as a beginner in acrylics. (I said “Crap!” a lot as I worked.) I had no idea …
I spent the last couple weeks painting this hilarious portrait of my teddy bear Marigold. (Yes, I know. I’m a ridiculous fool.) I worked on it every night after work and early in the morning on weekends. It was so much fun sitting at the …
It’s so much fun taking pictures of my toys, but I want to get better at it. I want to acquire some better props (a petite parasol, a pint-sized picnic basket, a very small vanity) and make use of more exotic locations (not just my …
I’ve made a few new ornaments for my Easter tree! I like to spend the dark winter evenings making funny, ridiculously cute Easter ornaments and dreaming about spring. I’ve only recently started crafting again after a 30-year hiatus. I grew up crafting because my mother …
This morning I finished up another felt Christmas ornament–a ballerina bear! I’m afraid I hit a snag when I was working on her tutu, because it turned out looking more like a cape than a skirt. Oh, well. She’s still super cute. A book I …
This weekend, I made another felt Christmas ornament—a Christmas queen! Before I got started this time, I did a little research in preparation—I read up on the basics of embroidery. I tried hard to be neat, but, despite my best efforts, things went awry and …
On Friday night, I started making a new Christmas ornament–a snow kitten! I had so much fun. Rob was playing a show with his band, so the cats and I were on our own. As soon as I got home from work, I changed into …
